Chapter 1 US History

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Across
  1. 2. Discovered the New World by accident
  2. 4. Defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
  3. 5. Queen of England who supported pirates
  4. 7. Viking who landed in North America around 1000 A.D.
  5. 9. French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River
  6. 11. Period of wars between the Christians and the Moslems
  7. 14. First European to travel the length of Asia
  8. 15. French settlement established by Samuel de Champlain
  9. 17. Leader of the Aztecs
  10. 18. Spanish ruler defeated by a pirate and a storm
  11. 19. First European to reach the Pacific Ocean
  12. 21. Best-known city in the US with French heritage
  13. 22. Created a school for navigators
  14. 23. Spanish explorers and conquerors
  15. 25. Roman Catholic monk who started the Protestant Reformation
Down
  1. 1. French Protestant settlers who were avoiding religious persecution
  2. 3. He led a three-year expedition around the world
  3. 6. America was named after this explorer
  4. 8. Conqueror of the Incas
  5. 10. The supposed water route through North America to the Pacific
  6. 12. Conquered by Hernando Cortes
  7. 13. Religious movement in the 1500s that greatly influenced the colonists of North America
  8. 16. Introduced the movable-type printing press
  9. 20. Movement in the 1300s that emphasized the abilities of mankind
  10. 24. European country that sponsored Columbus's voyages